mcdokwe:
mine just dropped an egg yesterday and today for the first time. I measured one at random and it weighed 3.3kg I am guessing it is overweight.

Dangerously overweight, are you sure the scale is reading properly because that wieght iis broiler territory.
Ask your feed seller : whats the max you can give them. the general rule is - 125g per bird
maxi weight at this point should be 1.9kg

aliadi2:
So i should put them on layers mash

if they have reached 15% production you may wish to consider switching them to layers but if they arent dropping and body weight not up to 1.5kg do not.
get someone knowledgeable to help you inspect and observe things. get a good vet on the farm - lots of gambling vets out there

aliadi2:

I give them lasota every month cos i have a small number and i can't afford 3 in 1 for 1k birds
Yeah deworm and delouse every month
110 grams per day
Am still using 12 hours daylight since they have not started laying
Yeah they do finish the feed

Oga speak to a good vet and ask him sbout nd+ib -2.in1only since you havent done Eds 3in 1

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mine is 23 weeks and 3 days, yet not a drop of egg. I guess I should be very worried[/quote]
Whats the point worrying?
check their weight ,you need 1.5kg minimum
their feed nko layers or grower and how many grams per bed. how uniform are they?
in fact which feed are you giving them.
3in1 nko or atleast
lice and worms nko
if you think they need more time to eat up ,increase the lighting but max 16hours ni o

If I were you I would be feeding them prelay feed to increase their calcium in take and give chance to build strong bones in readiness for lay.
1350 body weight should start eating prelay feed because you know in a week or 2 they will start laying and once you hit 20% switch to a layer mash.

My 23 weeks would have been on 60% now if not for infections I am treating even with that we are steady on 30 %

19 weeks not a single egg may not necessarily be an issue, it becomes one at 21weeks.

do you have their medical record
3in1 nd+ib+ ?
deworming
how many grams are you feeding them per bird
multivitamins ?
what sort of feed- layers,grower or prelay?
how many hours of light are they getting
do they finish the feed allocation daily?

Farmerakinloye6:
For those thinking on how to go about preparing land...here is my own; first picture, I loose my old ridges with this hole. second picture, I break the solid part and smooth with this heavy stick. Third picture, I return the drip tape so that I can Mark manure point.

this the steel wire I was chatting about

Farmerakinloye6:
do you mean this type?

No no. It's normal binding wire just stronger and not rusty/galvanized. It's usually used to assemble battery cages( it comes in different thickness). I am away from the farm I would shown you pix. Go to iron market if any around you.

Farmerakinloye6:
pls sir, details how to use the one you are talking about with pictures. I still need like 80kg More. I know Baboo can also be use as substitute but the stress no be here.

No worries I will when in the farm.
It's not that easy on the hand but it's not rusty looking as a typical binding wire.

Farmerakinloye6:
Happy new year friends and colleagues... season has started! Personally am breaking forest at the moment, I also bought all the materials to kick start the season yesterday...damm....all the materials are on the (super expensive) high side Good thing is I heard the price of cucumber at the moment is between 9.5k-7.5k...i pray small work Big money this year!!!!

Check out a good iron market especially where dealers of wire mesh used for poultry cages operate, you would find better , galvanised binding wire.
This particular one is a waste of money and time.

How can you have acres of palm and alot of fishes and refer to yourself as inexperienced? thats really funny. Some of the skills youve acquired managing your palm is very valuable -going forward. the water from the fish is commonly used as fertiliser, some other resources you have niw can be shared

pick any crop, get decent people who are into the chosen crop, learn from them , start small and relate to them often in case you hit a wall . Build confidence and scale. Veggies are the easiest to grow as long you manage them well.

Maureenibi:
Ok Mr Reuben, I should just back up and keep my money, and leave d land de 4 now, I have a small palm oil plantation, of about 9 acres and a fish pond 4000 fishes, u kw all dis collect money dats y I wanted 2 go 4 a short term crops maybe dat can be given me Miney every 2 or 3 months, but truly am confuse now, maybe I should just look 4 something else to do

its about the timing: i have sold pepper for 15k per bag and towards the endof october 2021, it was going for 3k per feed bag.
speak to the sellers of either of these two to establish the trend and then link up with people who have skills to train you how to farm either.

hadex90:
hi house, please i need a clarification on this:
Is there a special method of nursing the seed. what if i plant directly on field will it not germinate

I personally cant be bothered about adding extra cost to my cultivation process especially cocopeat so I seed directly. I have been doing it for 3 years now and I find it ok except on few occasions where the germination was poor.

i am looking at planting pineapples at 60cm apart because i am going to be irrigating them. what do you think about the spacing . how many pineapple sucker per acre is ideal and much per sucker please sir.

[quote author=hadex90 post=108577828][/quote] irrigation irrigation and more irrigation but if you are using a saved seed then I don't know.

Urea i have alot against but npk is good if you apply it at the right time,place and amount.
this tiny seedlings have everythin they need in the manure but once they start to flower, you would need the Npk to encourage good fruit set l

Roses1759:
Another picture

you really dont need urea for backyard Garden, go look for chicken manure- its usually more balanced with lots of micro nutrients.

npk, chicken manure and you should be good

How long is the flat house. Can it cover one acre.I dont need the fertigatio kit,have got 2 of it

on average you would have to feed them growers or prelay for a couple of weeks . If they are 16 weeks you are looking at 70/80 grams per bird and a weekly increase of the grams.

Quality of the birds matter, if you pick under fed birds or flock that lacks good uniformity then expect to feed for longer before they come to lay.

I wont get into fancy calculation but on average 16 weeks expect to feed ( say 75grams per bird) 3+ bags daily for the first week , increase to 80 or 85 and as the grams increase ,the bags needed will go up .

The eggs market looks good at the moment but it's not always like that so beware.

LovesonBlezz:
I went to my farm today,l observed this in one stand. Pls is this a disease Make l start to battle am... Or just natural colouration

It looks like mg. Issue but since you spray foliar fertiliser, it could be a chemical burn.
So you may wish to monitor things for a little while before rushing out Epsom salt.

You have coatings on most seed to prevent pests from hampering germination.
I have tried several times to prep my cucumbers through nursery but it ends up being complete waste of time and money.
So I seed directly and I have gotten 70 to 90 % germination.

Please watch where you pick or buy your seeds from, they may just be the reason you've been having poor germination- old seeds or poorly stored seeds will have poor sprouting rate.

Still available

I have heavy and healthy old layers for sale. There are about 700 in number. Location is ibogun Ogun state.

Contact me on 08187251355
Thanks
Serious buyer only please. We are a very busy farm.

Maybe late but I do grow them in large numbers for my retailers. Do you still want them?

Bonn01:
Okay send details to my mail hallams02@gmail.com

Ok

Alright. No worries.

I have for sale a brand new, imported, UV stabilised, extremely tear resistant ,insects net . It has an expected useful life of upto 7 years.
it's 13 meters wide and 25 meters long, enough to cover a standard commercial Greenhouse or nethouse or nursery and other commercial purposes.


Mesh size : 0.6
Keeps out : White fly, Aphids, carrot root fly, cabbage white butterfly, flea beetle, allium leaf miner, leek moth, green fly, pigeons, crows, game & weather.

I had 50 metres long but I have used half of it for my self biult greenhouse.
I could help source for UV polythene as well.

Pm me for further discussion if you are interested.
Thanks.

I have for sale a brand new, imported, UV stabilised, extremely tear resistant ,insects net . It has an expected useful life of upto 7 years.
it's 13 meters wide and 25 meters long, enough to cover a standard commercial Greenhouse or nethouse or nursery and other commercial purposes.


Mesh size : 0.6
Keeps out : White fly, Aphids, carrot root fly, cabbage white butterfly, flea beetle, allium leaf miner, leek moth, green fly, pigeons, crows, game & weather.

I had 50 metres long but I have used half of it for my self biult greenhouse.

Pm me for further discussion if you are interested.
Thanks.

Do you still have epsom salt and can I have the size and the price, please. Thanks.

karlxavier:
Please I have a question to ask, how best can 6plots of land in the city be utilized? Which agric do you suggest one can go into with this size of land?

It's not the size of the land that matters it's the size of the effort and other resource you are willing put in. It's not something you can dash in willy-nilly . Be prepared.
I have a plot and sometimes I get overwhelmed- I built a nice trellis for my edible pumpkins but their message has now become clear : despite my efforts, they want to lay on the Beds and grow more root nodes on their vines, take more than the portion I theoretically apportioned to them and that my fancy bamboo stakes are actually a wet blanket.

To the topic - it's not a fancy job if you are the fancy type but if you are motivated , the feeling you get from the sight of your plants doing very well in the field is so good
However, the fact that I have to work my phone like a financial instruments trader just to buy or get seeds and other supplies justify the bad view people hold about farming . The system isn't there rara. Too bad.

How do ye sell them.
Thanks.

Seun:
Many countries that rely on GMOs, such as USA, are flourishing.

The benefits (disease resistance, etc) seem to exceed the costs (of being dependent on companies like Mosanto for the seeds), etc.

You have failed to convince us of the dangers of using GMO seeds as promised by your title.

One, I would.take European food and farming safety standards over US 's.
Moreover, dependency is a bad thing especially when it involves Agriculture and the food system. I just hope the opponents of Gmo would come up with verified fact that could finally put these Gmo back and forth to rest. Until then I am straddling on the side of caution for food safety, diversity and independence